Francesco Siravo

Jan 11, 2025 | rashmee.com | Francesco Siravo |Ben Hopkins |Rashmee Roshan Lall

The world’s richest man is weighing in on several real or imagined issues to do with western civilisation and culture. But other than attending Notre Dame’s reopening in Paris with Donald Trump last month and sharing a video of the mediaeval cathedral, he hasn’t said very much more about something that might justifiably be called ‘one of the great wonders of Christendom’. Some say a successful restoration may not be controversial enough! Excerpts from This Week, Those Books.

Dec 4, 2024 | thisweekthosebooks.substack.com | Francesco Siravo |Ben Hopkins |Patrick Zachmann |Rashmee Roshan Lall

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